The Rookie (TV Series)

Crossfire (2022)

Tru Valentino: Aaron Thorsen

Quotes 

• Tabin Cordon : She did not call the cops on me. Ma!

  Aaron Thorsen : Hey, hold on. It's... It's alright. Tabin, right? Officer Thorsen. Call me Aaron.

  Tabin Cordon : She's crazy, okay?

  Aaron Thorsen : Your mom didn't call us, okay? But she is worried about you.

  Tabin Cordon : What am I supposed to do? Stay cooped up in here? I-I want to live my life.

  Aaron Thorsen : Right, and she wants you to live a long and good life, too. All moms do. You know, it's just, sometimes, they can trip about everything. Listen. I know how you feel, okay? My mom, she's a piece of work, too. Sometimes I feel like she's the kid and I'm the adult.

  Tabin Cordon : Yeah. Yeah. You know.

  Aaron Thorsen : Right. But you still got to show her respect, okay? No matter how angry you get. When I was your age, I was angry, too. Listen to her, right? If you get upset or whatever, just take a beat before answering. I mean, she changed your diapers, man, okay? You owe her that.

  Tabin Cordon : I hear you.

  Tim Bradford : Anything else bothering you? Kids at school?

  Tabin Cordon : Nah.

  Tim Bradford : You use?

  Tabin Cordon : No, sir.

  Tim Bradford : Good. Any gangs pressuring you to join?

  Tabin Cordon : No, no.

  Aaron Thorsen : Here's my card, alright? It's got my cell on it. Anything stresses you out, you give me a call, okay? But no more slamming these doors. You feel me?

• Tim Bradford : Hello, ma'am. We had a noise complaint. Yelling. Everything okay?

  Althea Cordon : I was just arguing with my son. Ain't no need for the police.

  Aaron Thorsen : Okay, so what's the problem, ma'am?

  Althea Cordon : My son, Tabin.

  Aaron Thorsen : Mm-hmm.

  Althea Cordon : He won't listen. He cuts school. He won't pick up after himself. And the mouth on that boy.

  Aaron Thorsen : And how old's your son?

  Althea Cordon : 15.

  Tim Bradford : He threaten you?

  Althea Cordon : He knows he better not!

  Tim Bradford : Okay. Any drugs, weapons, other criminal behavior?

  Althea Cordon : Tabin? Absolutely not. I see him drifting. He's running the streets instead of doing schoolwork. Told him he's gonna end up like his sister. I already lost one child. I'm not gonna lose another.

  Aaron Thorsen : And let me guess... He didn't want to hear that, huh?

  Althea Cordon : He says I don't know what I'm talking about. Starts yelling and... and slamming doors. I told him, "You break my house, I'mma break your head."

  Tim Bradford : Okay. Well, we can't arrest him if he hasn't committed a crime.

  Althea Cordon : Ain't nobody asking you to do all that. You can't talk to him, put the fear of Jesus in him, help keep him out of trouble? I pay your salaries. You know what? We should defund y'all ass.

  Aaron Thorsen : Look, um, I-I'll talk to him, okay? Is he inside?

  Althea Cordon : Mm-hmm.